Seven Days of Falling explained

Seven Days of Falling
Type:	studio
Artist:	Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.)
Cover:	Seven Days of Falling audio cover.jpg
Released:	9 December 2003
Recorded:	June 2003
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	ACT Music
Producer:	E.S.T.
Prev Title:	Strange Place for Snow
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Live in Stockholm
Next Year:	2003

Seven Days of Falling is a studio album by the Swedish group Esbjörn Svensson Trio that was recorded and released in 2003. The album had the unusual distinction charting on both the top jazz and popular music albums charts.^[1]

Reception

The recording was praised for its accessibility by The Times,^[2] and was The Birmingham Posts Jazz CD of the Week.^[3] It received the German Jazz andSwedish Grammy-award 2004.

Track listing

1. "Ballad for the Unborn" — 5:32
2. "Seven Days of Falling" — 6:26
3. "Mingle in the Mincing-Machine" — 6:52
4. "Evening in Atlantis" — 0:50
5. "Did They Ever Tell Cousteau?" — 6:05
6. "Believe, Beleft, Below" — 4:51
7. "Elevation of Love" — 6:43
8. "In My Garage" — 4:18
9. "Why She Couldn't Come" — 6:30
10. "O.D.R.I.P." — 14:26

The last track of the CD release – "O.D.R.I.P." – contains a hidden track. The tracks itself ends at 08:19 and after about several minutes of silence the hidden track commences, a vocal rendering of "Believe, Beleft, Below" sung by Josh Haden.

Personnel

• Esbjörn Svensson Trio
  • Dan Berglund – double bass
  • Magnus Öström – drums
  • Esbjörn Svensson – piano
• Sven Dolling – art direction
• Patrik Sehlstedt – photography

External links

• • Seven Days of Falling at Allaboutjazz.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Esbjörn Svensson. The Daily Telegraph. June 17, 2008. April 27, 2009.
2. Web site: Jazz – The delight in accessible melodies. Times Online. April 27, 2009. October 10, 2003. Bungey. John.
3. News: CD Reviews: Jazz CDs . The Birmingham Post . September 20, 2003.